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Two Women Synopsis

Geological expert John Leighton naïvely introduces his flirtatious wife Emily, whom he worships, to his boss, W. G. Griggs. Their mutual attraction blossoms into an affair after Griggs sends John to the Graypeak district, ostensibly to prospect for possible quarries. In the mountains, John meets Enid Arden, a timid, beautiful girl, who falls in love with him after he rescues her from being raped. In the city, John discovers the affair, and leaves Emily after beating up Griggs. Emily and Griggs go to Europe to avoid a scandal, and when John reads that Emily has started divorce proceedings, he returns to the mountains to escape his bitter feelings. In Europe, Emily and Griggs quarrel when she complains about his attention to other women. After Griggs is killed by a jealous lover, Emily tracks John to Graypeak. Although John sends her away, Emily is confident that an appeal to Enid's sympathy and honor will cause her to give John up. After Emily's train collides with a freight train, John and Enid face a happy future together.

The Co-respondent Synopsis

Ann Gray annoys her narrow-minded New England aunt by writing stories on an old typewriter her father left her, and selling them to the "New York Ledger." Longing for attractions available only outside her small town, Ann elopes with visiting dissolute multi-millionaire Howard Van Kreel, who identifies himself as Robert Gordon, but she leaves when detectives from his wife interrupt their mock marriage ceremony. In New York, Ann distinguishes herself as a reporter for the "Ledger" and falls in love with managing editor Richard Manning. After the paper publishes a rumor about the Van Kreels' approaching divorce suit involving an unnamed co-respondent, Van Kreel threatens to sue for libel and ruin Manning's career unless the co-respondent is named. Manning sends Ann to investigate, and she discovers that she is the co-respondent. After some deliberation, Ann tells Manning the truth. Although he does not want to print the story, Ann, who reminds him of his record of publishing the truth, writes it. After Manning thrashes Van Kreel and makes him apologize to Ann, Manning has his assistant prepare an announcement of his upcoming marriage to Ann.